bullet-point-proof presentations
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bullet-point-proof presentations
Michelle Dalton
UCD Library
slideshare.com/mishdalton @mishdalton
today is about
#1 talking
#2 doing
#3 discussing
some caveats
design is subjective
design is subjective
very
trying
something
different
Activity #1
think about…
some things to
#1 engagement
#2 content
what story
are you
trying to
tell?
pacing,
sequencing &
storyboarding
one
point
per
slide
less is
more
templates?
white space
colour
colour
(ir)relevant
images
don’t worry that
your font size is
too large…
don’t worry that
your font size is
too large…
because it
isn’t!!
there are more
fonts than
•do you really
•need those
•bullet points?
using pdf
useful resources
“wrappers” powerpoint
prezi
canva
haikudeck
google docs (slides)
emaze
slidedog
images / fonts etc.
ccsearch.org
pixabay
freepik.com
dafont
1001freefonts
fontsquirrel
colour schemes
coolors
pictaculous
color hunter
colourlovers
design-seeds
adobe color cc
color hunter
inspiration
workshop
Activity #2
Groups of 3-4
Choose an abstract
Storyboard & design some
slides
Time = 15 mins
Debrief :)
What’s your story?
Engagement?
# of slides?
Sequencing?
Spacing/Layout?
What was new?
What was difficult?
What was easy?
Hint:
There are no right answers :-)
try something
different
